Horse-cleaner.



No. 761,952. PATENTEDI'JUNE 7, 1904.

" .G. E; FREDERIGKS.; HRSE CLEAN-ER. APPLICATION FILED 061.3', 190s.

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Wifgess No. 761,952. PATENTED JUNE '7, 1904. G'. E. PRBDBRIGKS-1 l l HORSE CLEANERl` Arrmoumn FILED ooT.a,1oos. No MODEL. ,Y 2 sHBn'rs-snnm 2.'

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PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. FREDERIOKS, OF HAMLER, OHIO.

HOFiSE-GLEA'NEFLk SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,952, dated June 7, 1904.

Application flied oaober s, 1903.

To all whom] t 711/61/ 7/ concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. FRnDnRIoKs, acitizen of the'United States, residing at Hamler, in the county of Henry and State of Ohio, have invented a new and'useful Horse-Cleaner, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of horsecleaning devices which comprise in their construction a rotary brush and a traction-roller adapted to bear against the body of the animal, motion being transmitted fromsaid roller to the rotary brush'. An application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 159,662, for a horse-cleaning device embodying this general principle was filed by me on the 1st day of June, 1903, and my present. invention may be said to be a development of and an improvement upon the device shown in said application.

By my present invention I aim to improve the frame construction which is simplified and made more rigid, so as to brace and strengthen the device.

A further object of my invention is to duplicate the traction-rollers and the brushes, locating one on either side of a central frame member, thereby enabling the traction-rollers and the brush members to adapt themselves more readily to the body of the animal that is to be cleaned. To still further advance this object, I also propose to mount the tractionrol/lers flexibly when so desired.

A further object vis to provide rollers that shall be specially adapted to the contour of the surface to be cleansed.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means for transmitting motion from the traction-rollers to the brush members. l

With these and other ends in view my invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horse-cleaner constructed in accordance With the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of vthe same. Figs. 3, 4,

and 5 are detail views showing different modi- Y6 6 inFig. 1.

Serial No. 175,6 (No model.)

lications of the frame construction. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7 7 in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on the line'8 8 in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9 9 in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is adetailview illustrating a modified form of the tractionrollers. Fig. 11 is a detail view illustrating still another form of the traction-rollers. Fig. 12 is a 'sectional detail view illustrating the traction-rollers provided with inflatable tires. Figs. 13 and 14 are detail views illustrating a preferred construction of the brush members of the device. Fig. 15 is a detail view showing the preferred form of the roller-carrying shaft and the parts or members related thereto. Figgl is a detail view illustrating a portion of the device equipped with a bearing for the spindle at the outer end of one o f the rotary brushes. Fig. 17 is a detail view illusvtrating one of the bearings of the shaft 41.

Corresponding parts in the several ligures are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

The improved construction of the frame of my improved horse-cleaner will be seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings, by vreference to which it will appear that said frame is composed of a longitudinal bar or body 1, having its rear end upturned in a slightly-forward direction, as shown at 2, and extended from thence rearwardly, as shown at 3, a knob or handle 4 of suitable dimensions being placed uponthe part 3, which forms'a stem for said handle. The parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 coact to form the main supporting-frame of the several elements cony stituting Amy improved horse-cleaner and the handle by means of which the same is manipulated; but the frame also includes a transverse bar 5, having upwardly-extending teeth 6, constituting a currycomb. The ends of the cross-bar 5 are connected with the ends or arms 7` of a Wire yoke, which are twisted together at their rear ends and inserted intothe handle 4, from which they project forwardly,

the front ends of the arms being bent to form hooks 8, which extend downwardly through perforations in the ends of the cross-bar 5, with which they are preferably connected permanently by solder or in any other suitable manner. The hook members 8 are adapted to be detachably connected with the easing of the device, which includes a dirt-receptaele 9 and brush-shield 10, which are separated from each other by a partition 11, above which the brush-cleaners 12 are disposed. Said casing is provided near its upper edge with perforated lugs 13 for the reception of the hook members 8, with which they are detachably connected. The frame-bar 1 is provided at its front end with a cross-piece 14C, having openings for the passage of set-screws 15, which extend through said cross-piece and through the partition 11, which forms the lower rear wall of the dust-box and which is provided with nuts 17, permanently attached thereto for engagement with the screws 15. rIhis general arrangement obtains in the several forms of the frame, which are illustrated in Figs. 3, 4:, and 5 and which simply differ from each other in this, that in Fig. 3 the upward extension (here designated 25) rises from the bar 1 at the point at which the bearings for the traction-rollers are located, while in the preferred form (shown in Fig. 2) the bar 1 is extended in rear of the roller-bearing. In Figs. 4C and 5 the upright members (here designated, respectively, 2" and 2c) rise from the main frame-bars 1" and 1c at a point even farther toward the front, the main bars 1" and 1c being in this ease provided with rearwardlyextending brackets 1, constituting the rollerbearings. The upward extension 2" is bent rearwardly toward its end and carries the stem 3" and handle 4b, while the upward extension 2" is more approximately straight and provided with a rearward extension 3, terminating in the part which carries the handle 4. 1n each case the lower horizontal member of the main frame-bar is provided with means, already described, for connection with the casing of the device, as will be readily seen and understood by reference to the drawings.

In describing the various forms of the traction and brush members as well as the casing of the device and other details they will be shown and described only in connection with the preferred form of the frame illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, it being understood that the several structural details thus described are equally applicable when either of the modified frame structures are used.

The frame-bar 1, (or the bracket 1d, extending rearwardly from the same, as shown in Figs. f1 and 5,) is provided with a bearing 1S for a shaft 19, upon which, adjacent to each side of the bearing 18, is secured a collar, said collars being designated, respectively, 2O and 21. Each of these collars is provided with a plurality of laterally-extending lingers 22, and the collar 21 is additionally provided with a beveled gear portion 23, which is disposed adjacent to the bearing 18, or, in other words, upon the inner side of the collar 21. The

ends of the shaft 19 are sc1ewtlnc:nled, as

kshown at 24, and upon the screw-tlneznled ends are mounted the rollers 25, which may be generally described as consisting of the rims 26 and end disks 2T, the latter being annularly grooved, as shown at 28, so as to form the central convexities 29 upon their inner sidesthat is to say, upon the sides adjacent to the central frame portion. '.lhe disks 2T of the rollers are provided with central perforations 30 to engage the screw-tln'eznled ends of the shaft 19 and with additional perforations 31 to engage the pins 22 of the collars 2() and 21. Fitted in each of the rollers against the convex side of the end disk is a dished disk 32, which is perforated centrally to engage the end of the shaft and to which is permanently attached a helical spring 33. When the roller 25 is placed in position upon the end of the shaft, this disk is mounted in position, as shown, the helix 33 surrmmding the screw-threaded portion of the shaft, upon which is placed a washer 31 and a nut. lt will be observed from the foregoing that when the rollers are mounted upon the ends of the shaft their connection with said shaft will be of a liexible nature, the convex portion of the inner disk of each roller being in engagement with the collars upon the shaft having the iingers which extend through the perforations 31, thus permitting the rollers to yield in any direction with relation to the axis of the shaft without disconnecting the parts. lhis freedom of motion is of course augmented by the spring 33 and the disk 32, which permits the rollers to iiex, as described, without danger of becoming detached,the parts being see u rely connected by means of the nuts and washers herein described.

It will be understood that in the preferred form of my invention (shown princilmlly in Figs. 1 and 2 and described in the foregoing paragraph) the rollers, which are preferably covered with a tire of rubber or analogous material, will readily adapt themselves to the surface which is to be cleaned, whether this` be the body, neck, or limbs of the animal. l reserve the right, however, to use tractionrollers of different forms, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, in the former of which the outer ends of the rollers are curved, as shown at 36, andin the latter form of which the outer ends of the rollers are angular, as shown at 3T, while their inner ends are slightly curved, as shown at ln these modified forms the rollers have also been shown as secured noniexibly upon the roller-carrying shaft, and l reserve the right of using duplex rollers of any of the forms herein illustrated or of any other convenient form, whether they may be mounted rigidly or fiexibly upon opposite sides of the center ofthe roller-earrying sha ft, a principal feature of my invention being the combination, with a suitable frame, of duplex traction-rollers disposed at opposite ends of a IOO llO

Yshaft having its bearing in such frame. I also desire to invite attention to the-form of traction-rollers illustrated in Fig. 12 of the drawings, in which said traction-rollers have been shown as provided with iniiatable tires 39, which when inflated will conveniently yield to the contour of the surface that is operated upon. The frame-bar 1 is provided with a pair of upwardly-extending lugs 40, forming bearings for a longitudinal shaft 41, carrying at its rear end a pinion 42, which is in operative engagement with the bevelgear 23, formed upon the collar 21 on the roller-carrying shaft. In cases where the traction-rollers are mounted rigidly upon the roller-carrying shaft it is obvious that the collars 20. and 21 may be omitted; but the bevel-gear 23 is necessarily mounted upon the roller-carrying shaft to engage the pinion 42, thereby to transmit motion through the shafts 41 to the rotary brush elements, which are now to be Y more fully described.

In front of the forward lug 40 the framebar 1 is provided with a bearing 43 for the brush-carrying shaft 44, which is provided with screw-threaded ends 45, engaging thehubs of the brush members 46, vwhich are provided with screw-threaded sockets for the reception of the ends of the shaft, upon whichl they are thus securely mounted and by which they may be said to be connected with each other. rIhe outer ends of the brush members have projecting spindles 46 for which suitable bearings may be provided, as shown in Fig. 16, or the said spindles may simply rest in the angles of recesses 47, formed in the sides of the brush-shield. Thehub 48'of one of the brush members is provided with a pinion 49 at the inner end thereof, said pinion engaging a bevel-gear 50 upon the front end of the shaft 41. It is obvious that when the latter is rotated by the rotation of the traction-rollers rotary motion may in this manner be transmitted to the brush members, both of which are connected with or mounted upon the ends of a common shaft.

The lower part of the casing of the device is provided with bearings for a pair of shafts 51, disposed at an angle to each other and carrying revoluble dirt-loosening disks 52. Such disks, however, have been shown and claimed in my previous application 'for Letters Patent, above referred to, and have been shown in the present case only in order to illustrate the device complete. The same to some extent applies to the brush-cleaning device 12, which has been previously referred to and which comprises in its construction a plurality of approximately triangular plates, which are suitably spaced apart and connected in any convenient manner. Thedifference between the disks of the dirt-cleaning device shown in my former application and those shownin the present application is that in the present case the upper corners of the disk constituting the device are decidedly rounded instead of being made with sharp corners, as shown in my former application. The disks, whichare individually designated 53, are connected in either of the ways illustrated in my former application, or they may be connected directly with a iiange 54, depending from the upper rear corner of the dust-box.

' I/Vith regard to the construction of vthe revoluble brush members, I desire testate that I prefer the construction illustrated in detail in Figs. 13 and 14 of the accompanying drawings, by reference to which it will be seen that I provide sheet-metal strips 55, bent to The edges of the strips being .finally turned down upon one another, as shown at '59 and v60,;serve to secure the bristle-holding rod and the bristles in position with a greater degree of security than heretofore and in suchamanner as to enable a much heavier binding-'wire to be used than is ordinarily the case. The bristles when mounted in this manner cannot ,readily be pulled out, and a brush comprising a hub upon which aplurality of the bristlc-carrying strips are suitably mounted will be found extremely durable and effective inY operation. y

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed,

the operationand advantages of myimproved horse-cleaning device will be readily understood. If I have omitted to speciall y describe lubricating-openings in the bearing for the shaft 41, as well as for the bearings of the roller-carrying and brush-carrying shafts, it is simply because such lubricating-holes are commonly used. The drawings will also (see Fig. 17) illustrate how the ends of the shaft 41 are journaled not only in the lugs 40, but have additional bearings in the adjacent sides of the lugs which form the bearings of the roller and brush carrying shafts.

Such modiiications as have been described are believed to be strictly within the scope of my invention, and I desire it to be particu-- larly understood that I do not limit myself to these or to any other structural details which may be adopted within the scope of my invention and without departing from the spirit or sacriicmg the eficlency of the same, but

Having thus described my invention, I

claimy 1 1. In a horse-cleaning device, an intermediate frame-bar and duplex traction-rollers disposed on o pposite sidesof said frame-bar.

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Vreserve the right to any other changes and .modiiications which may be so used.

2. In a horse-cleaning device, duplex traction-rollers connected flexibly with the ends of a shaft.

3. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame-bar, duplex traction-rollers connected flexibly with the ends of a shaft and separated by said frame-bar, and a bearing in the latter for said shaft.

4. In a horse cleaning device, springpressed traction-rollers connected with the ends of a shaft.

5. In a horse cleaning device, springpressed traction rollers connected flexibly with the ends of a shaft.

6. In a horse-cleaning device, a pair of tapering traction-rollers connected flexibly with the ends of a shaft, and a frame-bar separating said rollers and providing a bearing for said shaft.

7. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame-bar, a shaft journaled therein, traction-rollers connected flexibly with said shaft on opposite sides of the frame-bar, a brush-carrying shaft supported upon said frame-bar, and means for transmitting motion from the roller-carrying shaft to a brush-carrying shaft.

8. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame-bar having a bearing, a shaft journaled in said bearing and having screw-threaded ends, collars mounted upon said shaft and having laterally outwardly extending fingers, rollers having perforations engaging said shaft and lingers, and means for retaining said rollers upon the shaft.

9. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame having a bearing, a shaft liournaled in said bearing and having screw-threaded ends, collars mounted upon said shaft and having laterallyextending fingers, roller members engaging said shaft and lingers, springs pressing said rollers inwardly'upon the ends of the shaft, and means for securing the spring-pressed rollers upon said shaft.

10. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame-bar having a bearing, a shaft journaled in said bearing and having screw-threaded ends, collars mounted upon said shaft and having laterally-extended lingers, rollers having annularly-grooved disks provided with perforations engaging the shaft and the laterally-extending fingers of the collars, dished disks litted against the outer sides of the annularlygrooved roller-disks, and helical springs connected with said disks and encircling the screw-threaded ends of the shaft.

1l. In a device of the class described,a framebar, duplex rollers and duplex brush members supported revolubly upon said frame-bar, means for transmitting motion from the roller members to the brush members, said means being supported upon the frame-bar, a casing constituting a dust-box, perforated ears upon said casing, means for connecting the framebar with the rear side of the casing, and iudependent means connecting the frame-bar separably with the top of the casing.

12. In ahorse-cleaning device, a frame-bar provided at its front end with laterally-extending wings, having` an upwardly-extending member and a handle -carrying member extending rearwardly from the upper end of the latter, a wire yoke having arms twisted together and secured in the handle, the ends of the arms of said yoke forming downturmd hooks, a bar connected with and spacing said hooks, a casing, screws connecting said casing with the wings at the frontend of the framebar, and ears at the upper end of said casing having detachable connection with the hooks of the yoke. f

13. In ahorsc-cleaningdevi i, a duplex revoluble brush comprising individual members, the hubs of which are provided with interiorly-tlneaded sockets, and a shaft having threaded ends engaging said sockets.

14. In a horse-cleaning device, ad uplex revoluble brush comprisingindependent meml )ers connected detachably with the ends of a shaft, one of said members being provided ou its inner side with means adapted to receive motion from the source of power.

15. In a horse-cleaning device, a revoluble duplex brush comprising independent members, and a connecting-shaft, said brush members being provided at their outer ends with individual spindles.

I6. In a horse-cleaning device, a frame-bar constituting a support having suitable bearings, a roller-carrying shaft ionrnaled in one of said bearings, a brush-carrying shaft journaled in another of said bearings, rollers connected with the roller-carrying shaft, brushes connected with the luush-cmrying shaft, said brushes being' provided with spindles at their outer ends, and a casing comprising a dustbox and a lnush-shield, the latter having bearings for the spindles at the outer ends of the brush members.

17. In a horse-cleaningdevice, a frame-bar, a shaft supported revolubly upon the same, revoluble brush members connected independently with the ends of said shaft, spindles at the outer ends of said brush members, a casing comprising, essentially, a dust-box and a brush-shield, affording hearings for the outer ends of the spindles of the brush members.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of' two witnesses.

GEO. IC. Flll)lCltlCKSi IVitnesses:

I). A. MILLER, J. I. Ifnunlcnrexs.

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